Job Overview:
We are seeking a proactive, highly organized, and versatile Office Administrator / Accounts Assistant to join our dynamic auditing firm in Dubai. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless coordination between clients and staff, maintaining financial accuracy, and handling a wide range of administrative and accounts-related tasks. While the primary focus will be on administration, the role also includes supporting client accounts by managing bookkeeping and financial records for select clients.
Key Responsibilities:
Client Coordination:
- Act as the primary touchpoint for client communications.
- Coordinate client tasks and track progress with the team.
Office Management:
- Maintain and update petty cash statements for office expenses.
- Ensure timely and accurate record-keeping for company financials (e.g., payments, cheques, receipts).
Accounts Support:
- Handle bookkeeping and manage financial accounts for select clients.
- Assist the accounts team with preparing basic financial statements and reports.
- Ensure smooth financial operations, including cheque management, and proactively address potential issues (e.g., avoiding bounced cheques).
Official Liaison:
- Visit official offices for tasks such as visa processing, trade license renewals, company formation, and other administrative requirements.
Internal Coordination:
- Monitor staff activities and maintain an updated status of ongoing tasks.
- Support senior management in ensuring smooth business operations.
Skills
Qualifications and Skills:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related fields preferred.
- Experience: Previous experience in administration, bookkeeping, or related roles is an advantage.
- Familiarity with UAE processes for visa applications, company formation, and related administrative tasks is a plus.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with a deep fluency in English. Other languages are always a plus.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of basic accounting practices, including bookkeeping.
- Attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information.